8 Horror Movie Re-Castings That Were TERRIBLE

It was a bold strategy to recast one of the most iconic horror movie roles, so you've got to give director Mike Flanagan credit for this one. However, ambition only gets you so far, and replacing Jack Nicholson as Jack Torrance is still a dumb move.

As a sequel to The Shining, Doctor Sleep was always going to feature returning characters and locations from the original, however nobody expected to see the entire Torrance family recast with actors re-enacting scenes from Kubrick's original.

Of course, it was Henry Thomas who received the short end of the stick, tasked with stepping into the shoes of Jack Torrance. He has a valiant effort too, it's just that his inclusion is so distracting.

The filmmakers have tried their best to make him look and sound as close to Jack Nicholson as possible, but it's impossible to not be taken out of the movie by this wonky impersonation.

Anything - whether it was digital de-aging, a complete CGI composite or a more well known actor stepping into the role - would have no doubt caused issues, but you can't help but think the filmmakers decided on the worst option here.